Cyclic dormancy, temperature and water availability control germination of Carrichtera annua, an invasive species in chenopod shrublands

Austral Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 324-328

  Facelli, José M ^a   Chesson, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual plant; Desert plant; Invasive species; Seasonal dormancy; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DORMANCY; GERMINATION; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORTALITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

CARRICHTERA ANNUA;

EID: 42149134356     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01821.x     Document Type: Article

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